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Microsoft co-founder and Berkshire Hathaway board member Bill Gates' net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year while NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan joined Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires for the ...

(Corrects day of the week to Tuesday from Friday in paragraph 1). Mar 3 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower opening for Canada's main stock index on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected GDP data for the fourth quarter suggested the Bank of ...

Consumers are continuing to pile on debt despite economic uncertainty created by the sharp drop in oil prices. Credit monitoring agency Equifax says consumer debt, including mortgage debt, rose to $1.529-trillion at the end of 2014.

The Grand Chief of the Mushkegowuk Council is lobbying for industry and government support in Toronto this week, at the prospectors and developers conference, for a wide-ranging set of proposals to serve the Ring of Fire development.